Gone - and not (yet) replaced

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I've sold all the significant equipment with respect to my Sony a77 with the exception of my Vivitar 7mm Fisheye. It will go away soon I'm sure. That leaves me with my Sony RX100 and Samsung G3 phone. All tolled it's been nearly 3 months since I decided to stop taking pictures 'seriously' and I have only occasionally missed it. I'll likely buy a 'bridge' camera with a super-zoom in the next month or so only because I do want to be able to take photos with some precision.

That said, I just saw a Facebook post from BargainPhotoShoots advertising a very low priced 30 minute shoot for babies. Aside from the price being low (about $15US) she is taking the pics with her cell phone camera. The sample pics are very well composed and lighted, though not tack sharp, as you might expect. I applaud her efforts and style and I do think this may be an indicator of things to come.

Everyone is a photographer and many think they are great photographers. Some are truly gifted even though they only shoot with what I term 'garbage' equipment. The truth is that even garbage cameras produce better images than what was considered very good equipment 20 or 30 years ago. Add to that the ability to edit the images to add a desired style and the difference between the work produced by the average professional photog and a 'hack' with a cell phone becomes very narrow.

Though I don't have any intention to become a professional (again) I do want to produce images that reflect my own take on the world. And if others enjoy what I create, so much the better. Titles and equipment are secondary to vision and creative abilities.

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